How do you survive in your mk1 rabbit/golf in the winter?

[fatmobile]

The air from the side vents in a Rabbit is always outside temp.

Unless you do the mod that makes them push out whatever the center vents are set at.
 Having warm air on my left leg when driving is great,
 because over by that door can get cold.

 It can also be aimed at the side window to help clear that.

[R.O.R-2.0]

Also, I forgot one, on the GTI you got the parts from it had vents in the door cards. I think to help it close and not be airtight, maybe to just vent. Either way they would let tons of cold air in all at floor level. I took them out and duct taped them from the inside and reinstalled them.

should be a rubber flapper on the other side of the vent to make it a one way valve basically. to let air out, but not let cold air back in.

[RabbitJockey]

i have only ever driven mk1 diesels, i always thought they warmed up pretty quickly and then eventually got too hot.

[8v-of-fury]

I have driven mk1's as winter cars for the last 4 years (as I am only 20 ) it has been a gasser 1.7... But I have a 1.6D I drove last year (spring to fall) and its sitting in my driveway now.. I started it up last week in the 5F cold snap we had, and had the ice melting on the windshield with minutes of just idling! I think it possibly "warmed" up quicker than my 1.7 Gas did.. not producing HOT heat, but it was warmer than the 5F outside lol and enough to melt the ice layer the windshield had.

On just the mk1 basic of winter survival.. Being in Canada, I don't go anywhere in the winter without a GOOD coat on and boots.. shoes never touch my feet with snow on the ground (except at work obviously lol) as I have been stranded in a snow storm before.. the one time my mk1 lets me down! New years eve 930pm middle of NOWHERE! literally a 25min drive to any sort of civilization.

COAT BOOTS AND HAT

[rabbitman]

Just the other day I stood by the road while my leaky tire was pumping back up, I always look at the tires when it's cold out (they like to go flat then) and this one tire went flat three times in about two weeks shortly after getting on the road. Oh yeah, all week it's been -30 to -50 F, one day it hit -20 for a short time and then dropped again.

I wear my winter gear when it's this cold......except for my bunny boots, they don't really fit in the pedals very good.

[RabbitJockey]

where do you live

[rabbitman]

where do you live

AK

[rallydiesel]

Try this:

[erice1984]

lol..  thats a nice lookin' marshmallow suit there

[GEE-BEE]

I make the seals for them...

I just did 5000 ft of upper door seal, my original sample ( MK1 )

Adjust your door pin's for better fitment

use 3m 1300L cement

Email me for the family price

[email protected]

GB

[erice1984]

How do you adjust the doors?  I noticed there was a washer in between the mount on the body and the hinge. to get the door to come up and latch well.  Is there another way?  Like adjusting the strike pin?

[rabbitman]

How do you adjust the doors?  I noticed there was a washer in between the mount on the body and the hinge. to get the door to come up and latch well.  Is there another way?  Like adjusting the strike pin?

Both are adjustments, I doubt the washers method is in the bentley though.